Shloka 26

अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)

Devanagari script

नूनमद्य कृतार्था: सम नून॑ प्राप्ता: सतां गतिम्‌ । यां गतिं प्रार्थयन्तीह ज्ञाननिर्मलबुद्धयः

Transliteration

nūnam adya kṛtārthāḥ sma nūnaṁ prāptāḥ satāṁ gatim | yāṁ gatiṁ prārthayantīha jñāna-nirmala-buddhayaḥ ||

Translation

ବାୟୁ କହିଲେ— ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଆଜି ଆମେ କୃତାର୍ଥ ହେଲୁ; ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ସତ୍ପୁରୁଷମାନଙ୍କର ସେଇ ଗତିକୁ ଆମେ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କରିଛୁ। ଯେ ଗତିକୁ ଏଠାରେ ଜ୍ଞାନଦ୍ୱାରା ନିର୍ମଳ ବୁଦ୍ଧି ଥିବା ଜ୍ଞାନୀମାନେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରନ୍ତି, ସେଇ ଗତିକୁ ଆମେ ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ଭାବେ ପାଇଛୁ; ତେଣୁ ଆଜି ଆମେ ସତ୍ୟରେ ସିଦ୍ଧ ହେଲୁ।

Word by Word

• नूनम्: surely, certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम्

• अद्य: today, now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• कृतार्थाः: fulfilled, having achieved the purpose
• कृतार्थाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्म: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म

• नूनम्: surely, certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम्

• प्राप्ताः: having attained, reached
• प्राप्ताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सताम्: of the good/virtuous
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• गतिम्: state, course, destination
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• याम्: which
• याम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गतिम्: state, destination
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रार्थयन्ति: they seek, desire, pray for
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-अर्थ्
• Form: Lat (present), Parasmaipada, Third, Plural

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• ज्ञाननिर्मलबुद्धयः: those whose intellect is purified by knowledge
• ज्ञाननिर्मलबुद्धयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान-निर्मल-बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True fulfillment is defined not by external success but by attaining the ‘gati’ of the virtuous—an ethical-spiritual end sought by the wise whose intellect is purified through knowledge.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu declares a moment of completion: he (speaking for himself/companions) affirms that they have reached the exalted destination associated with saintly persons—the very goal that enlightened seekers aspire to while living in the world.